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Flash Flood — Vernon, WI

Aug 7, 2021

Several rounds of storms moved across western Wisconsin during the afternoon of August 7th. One of these storms produced an EF3 tornado that started in Boscobel (Grant County) and traveled east/southeast before dissipating south of Blue River (Grant County). Along the path of the tornado, 6 homes sustained enough damage to be considered total losses but no injuries occurred. Flash flooding caused a mud slide along State Highway 33 southeast of La Crosse (La Crosse County) and washed out part of

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 978503). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Vernon, WI

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